Connolly, Samantha L. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1007-5626
Sullivan, Jennifer L.
Ritchie, Mona J.
Kim, Bo
Miller, Christopher J.
Bauer, Mark S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUE-15-289)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (CIN-13-403)
Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs (Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research, the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System)
Article History
Received: 12 June 2019
Accepted: 20 February 2020
First Online: 4 March 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was a combined program evaluation and research project; it was reviewed by the VA Central Institutional Review Board (IRB), and implementation efforts and implementation-related measures were determined to be exempt from IRB review. Given this exemption, formal informed consent was not a requirement. However, participants were informed that the interviews were voluntary and confidential and that transcripts resulting from audio recordings would be used for the purposes of further analysis and publication. They were also informed that they could ask to stop recording at any time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.